Drug Education Scare-Tactics Not All Bullshit, Apparently...

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Posted by Dr. DAS on Aug-15-2008 14:44:

Drug Education Scare-Tactics Not All Bullshit, Apparently...

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Cops Allege Drug Dealers Were Mixing Crack With Weed To Get Buyers Hooked
Thursday August 14, 2008
CityNews.ca Staff
Toronto police allege a group of drug dealers were trying to get young people hooked on crack by sprinkling the drug on marijuana without their knowledge.

Authorities made the discovery after taking down a drug distribution network that was allegedly dealing in the downtown core.

"Marijuana is getting mixed with crack cocaine...it's called cocoa puffs," said Det. Sgt. Howie Page. "It's a new source of drug that they're supplying so we're getting kids who are using marijuana and they're believing they're taking marijuana. Now the dealers are sprinkling crack cocaine, so we've got kids getting hooked on crack cocaine which is just a terrible drug to have to try to kick."

Police arrested nine people they claim range from street level dealers to the masterminds of the alleged ring after an investigation in which cops seized weapons, cars and more than half a million dollars worth of marijuana and ecstasy.

Investigators tracked the street-level sales of the pot and pills for six weeks in the downtown core and executed search warrants at a series of downtown homes allegedly seizing $53,000 in drugs and a firearm.

The sting eventually led them to an industrial complex near the 401 and Weston Road.

Seven people, whose names are being withheld, were arrested and that probe led authorities to the alleged top-level cultivators and distributors of the marijuana.

On Wednesday officers from 51 Division, the Emergency Task Force, Halton and Peel Regional police searched homes in Toronto, Georgetown and Brampton. Authorities claim they found a stash of pot worth $600,000, $16,500 in cash, a gun and ammo and a Taser.

Aside from allegedly distributing drugs, cops claim the ring also ran a stolen car operation out of a North York warehouse where the vehicles were apparently dismantled for parts.

Authorities have released the names of two suspects accused of masterminding the alleged network.

George Vlachos, 37, of Georgetown and Gary Calisto, 37, of Brampton are facing a slew of charges and were scheduled to appear in a Toronto court Thursday morning.

Page issued a warning to those considering selling drugs.

"We're not going to stop. We're going to work with our colleagues with Toronto drug squad, work with the community...we still have a half a summer yet. With young kids coming to downtown Toronto from all over Canada, we're going to try and knock off the drug dealers."

Posted by l�cid on Aug-15-2008 14:46:

cocoa puffs.

Posted by Dr. DAS on Aug-15-2008 14:47:

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Originally posted by l�cid
cocoa puffs.

That's a common name for it...but usually with FB, not rock.

Posted by l�cid on Aug-15-2008 14:50:

clearly my experience in the field is limited.

but hey, who wants some Peanut Butter Bumpers?

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Aug-15-2008 14:58:

how would you smoke enough to get addicted whilst not noticing that your latest batch of pot seemed a little different?

Posted by Taranis on Aug-15-2008 15:05:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't smoking crack require vaporization, not burning? So they wouldn't get any effect from the crack, effectively wasting it.

Posted by bigsnail on Aug-15-2008 15:05:

you would think it would give your bud that chemical taste....gross.

Posted by junkproject on Aug-15-2008 15:22:

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Originally posted by bigsnail
you would think it would give your bud that chemical taste....gross.
Like kush? Damn that's some nice dealers to hook you up with free shit. They also must be ballers to do that.

Posted by itsamemario on Aug-15-2008 15:32:

Posted by kr00t0n on Aug-15-2008 15:57:

Posted by RJT on Aug-15-2008 16:02:

I'll take three please.

Posted by Dr. DAS on Aug-15-2008 16:03:

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Originally posted by dj_alfi
i do believe you are right

I don't think so...

If that were true, crackies wouldn't be using tinfoil creations and glass tubes.

And yes, coccoa puffs have a taste not dissimilar from burning tyres.
However, if you're buying off a street dealer, it usually means you don't have a hook-up, which to me means you're pretty new and might not know the difference...just think it's dirty green.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Aug-15-2008 17:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Taranis
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't smoking crack require vaporization, not burning? So they wouldn't get any effect from the crack, effectively wasting it.

Correct.

quote:
Originally posted by Dr. DAS
If that were true, crackies wouldn't be using tinfoil creations and glass tubes.

Wrong. The reason they DO use foil and glass tubes is because they VAPORIZE (as in create a gas that is an inhalant) it in the tube.

Posted by XaNaX on Aug-15-2008 17:36:

Yeah this is just a case of a few really fucking stupid drug dealers. There are a few problems with their plan:

Problem 1: Like others said this would not be the proper way to smoke crack. You vaporize crack not burn it, that is why it is smoked off of foil, out of a glass pipe, etc. The flame is applied to the smoking device which heats up and vaporizes the drug. Direct flame on the crack is going to burn it which will destroy the majority of the drug. You would be getting a small fraction of the effect that you would get smoking it properly, aka you are not going to get a crack high this way, hence no crack addiction.

Problem 2: Lets forget that problem 1 exists and say you do get a crack high and you are like "OMFG I gots to get me some mo of that shiz". How is this going to translate into a crack addiction? The person smoking it doesn't know they were smoking crack so how are they gonna know to go to the dealer and ask for crack? They are gonna ask for more weed and if the dude says "naw dawg, you really want tha crack I laced yo weed wif" most people are gonna tell them to fuck off and go find another dealer.

Posted by 72hrpartyanimal on Aug-15-2008 17:56:

never been a fan of cocoa puffs... i've always been more of a traditional pot head.